UFO Sightings in Florida
7,644 UFO sightings reported in Florida since 1944, peaking in 2014 (644 reports); most often described as light.
- Total sightings
- 7,644
- Span
- 1944–2022
- Peak year
- 2014 (644 reports)
- Dominant shape
- Light
1944–2022 · peak 2014 (644 reports)
Top cities in Florida
Orlando
1961–2022 · peak 2013 (35 reports)
Miami
1946–2022 · peak 2012 (25 reports)
Jacksonville
1951–2022 · peak 2014 (28 reports)
Tampa
1952–2022 · peak 2015 (18 reports)
Sarasota
1969–2022 · peak 2012 (14 reports)
St. Petersburg
1964–2022 · peak 2017 (12 reports)
Naples
1976–2022 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
Cape Coral
1993–2021 · peak 2014 (13 reports)
Fort Lauderdale
1959–2022 · peak 2008 (7 reports)
Port St. Lucie
1991–2022 · peak 2014 (16 reports)
Pensacola
1955–2020 · peak 2019 (11 reports)
West Palm Beach
1967–2022 · peak 2013 (10 reports)
St. Augustine
1973–2022 · peak 2017 (8 reports)
Ocala
1965–2021 · peak 2019 (9 reports)
Bradenton
1970–2022 · peak 2011 (7 reports)
Gainesville
1967–2021 · peak 2008 (6 reports)
Boca Raton
1972–2022 · peak 2014 (12 reports)
Clearwater
1987–2021 · peak 2013 (8 reports)
Fort Myers
1996–2022 · peak 2017 (7 reports)
Tallahassee
1983–2021 · peak 2015 (6 reports)
Lakeland · FL, USA
Fireball over Lakeland, Florida.
Middleburg · FL, USA
4-5 orange glowing lights, bright then dim then bright then disappeared behin trees.
Longboat Key · FL, USA
2 orange fire balls side by side traveling from southwest, stopped traveled east & one went south & disappeared & the other went east.
Deltona · FL, USA
Odd sightings over Deltona on April 5, 1214
Pinellas Park · FL, USA
Fireball orbs over Pinellas Park, FL.
Lithia · FL, USA
Amber lights over southeast Hillsborough County, Florida.
Vero Beach · FL, USA
Yellow-orange light over Vero Beach.
Everglades · FL, USA
70 lights in the sky make formation. straight lines and diagonal.
Kissimmee · FL, USA
Rectangle orange fire glow.
Tamarac · FL, USA
Bright object in formation travelled very slowly across the sky not very far.
Cape Canaveral · FL, USA
Astronomer spots triangle with white inlaid lights passing silently at low altitude.
Hammocks · FL, USA
Hammocks, Florida. Bright Light UFO.
Palm City · FL, USA
Blue light this time.
Orlando · FL, USA
RAPIDLY MOVING RED LIGHTS IN FORMATION OVER ORLANDO, FL.
Miami · FL, USA
Saw something in the sky floating then drop and vanish
Melbourne Beach · FL, USA
It was in the North East sky, looked like a long cigar shaped light beam, but no beginning or end point - if it were a beam it would ha
Lakewood Ranch · FL, USA
5-6 Red/Orange Fireball in the back yard while taking the dog outside. The were flying pretty low, flew from the side of the house and
The Villages · FL, USA
Red lights-Villages, FL
Lehigh Acres · FL, USA
Bright blue traveling slow, then fast, and disappeared.
Jacksonville · FL, USA
Hovering triangular craft with search lights.
Daytona Beach · FL, USA
Rounded Rectangular wings, no visible body, 2 lights on each side of the wings, resembling angel eye type lights.
Lake Worth · FL, USA
Definitely not an airplane!
Orange City · FL, USA
Red/orange fireball crossed the sky from south to north at a level elevation, turned east and then vanished. No noise whatsoever.
Lakewood Ranch · FL, USA
Saw 5-6 Red/Orange Fireballs objects flying.
Panama City Beach · FL, USA
Large, orange glowing “stars”, rapidly blinking lights, and USOs fill the night sky and gulf waters in PCB.